Legal Opinion
United States v. James M. McCoy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1976No. 75-1641PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The defendants-appellants, James McCoy, William McCoy, Maurice Machefsky, Henry Chastang, Cleo Vaughn, and Charles Bell were convicted on one or both of two counts for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. 1 Count I charged the violation of the prohibition of illegal gambling businesses; count II charged a conspiracy to violate § 1955, punishable under 18 U.S.C. § 371. The major question for review is whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain these convictions. We affirm the convictions with respect to each appellant but Bell.
The evidence showed that the appellants were…
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